Tl*the contact owns a 1998 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated without warning when he shifted into reverse. As a result, the vehicle crashed into his neighbor's house. The contact was ejected from the vehicle and sustained scratches on his arm. As of october 12, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The failure speed was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 124,000. Updated 11/16/07
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee: sudden unintended acceleration
9 of the 1,027 complaints about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
While car was in neutral for approx 2 minutes car lunged forward causing an accident.car has also had several, incidences of "shutting down when turning corners, while driving, occasionally, while pressing on accelerator car will idle then "clunk" and pull forward. At under 68,000 miles has needed a new alternator, water pump and now has major engine problems. I have only ownd the car since 09/2002.
While slowly backing up with trailer attached vehicle suddenly accelerated. Trailer jack knifed and crashed into metal building. Consumer had brakes applied. Then, shifted to drive. Vehicle accelerated to 35-40 MPH ,and headed towards a lake. Consumer shut off engine to stop vehicle. Damage to vehicle was $ 5000.00, damage to building unknown. No injuries. *ak
Vehicle jumped forward while it is in park.52-2199-513
Vehicle jumped forward while it is in park.52-2199-513
Vehicle was parked in driveway in park with engine running, and emergency brake not applied, and vehicle suddenly surged forward, consumer's foot on brake, vehicle was stopped by garage door.*ak
Sudden acceleration,unable to stop using brakes had to force car into park, resulting in vehicle to hit building and causing considerable damage to vehicle and building. One injury resulted.
Vehicle suddenly accelerated in reverse and would not stop even when brake was applied with considerable force. Accelerated backwards across a street and into a parked car.
Sudden acceleration, resulting in a vehicle collision.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
9 of 1,027 owner complaints about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Stalling 67Fuel gauge 47Slipping 18Premature wear 17Grinding brakes 16No deployment 15Fire or smoke 15Rollaway 15Brake failure 13Fuel pump 13Jerking 13Whining noise 13Loss of power 9Transmission failure 9Check engine light 8Tire blowout 8ABS 7Engine failure 7Knocking 7Headlights 7Adaptive cruise 6Airbag light 6Door locks 6Steering lock-up 6Fuel leak 5Pulling 5Wipers 5Won't start 5
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